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Ivlia in Bay of Biscay
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History | |
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Soviet Union/Ukraine | |
Name | Ivlia |
Laid down | September 1988 |
Launched | August 1989 |
Sponsored by | Black Sea Shipping Company |
Maiden voyage | 1989 |
Homeport | Odesa 46°28′N 30°44′E / 46.467°N 30.733°E |
General characteristics | |
Type | bireme |
Displacement | 26 tonnes |
Length | 25.4 m (83 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | Square sail, 55 sq.m, or 50 oarsmen |
Speed | Oars 5 knots (9.3 km/h) Sail 8 knots (15 km/h) |
Crew | 50 oarsmen and 5 officers |
Ivlia (bireme) is a modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship (galley) with oars at two levels[1] and is an example of experimental archaeology. Between 1989 and 1994, this vessel undertook six international historical and geographical expeditions tracing the route of the ancient seafarers.
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